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NACS President and CEO Shines the Light of Day on Interchange at Congressional Hearing

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The voice of NACS retail members came to the table during a congressional hearing on interchange fees, “The Law and Economics of Interchange Fees,” held by the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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Kings of Convenience

Listen to a report from American Public Media's MARKETPLACE reporter Andrea Gardner on Famima, a Japanese company that's out to give the California mini-mart a makeover.Read More

Posted 02-05-07 - NACS Daily - GAINESVILLE, Fla. – New research from the University of Florida indicates that store design can reduce shoplifting, Security Director News reports. Read More

US Convenience store sector is run by South Asians

Posted 03-16-07 - US has almost 140,655 convenience stores (C-store) posting sales of US$ 495 Billion annually. The Indo Asian News Service reported rough estimates provided by the online edition of ‘littleindia’, an ethnic Indian magazine. As per the estimates, South Asians dominate the C-store sector nationwide and own around 50,000 to 70,000 stores, almost one-third to half of the total.
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